Shop the Garden Center That's Been Serving Palo Residents for 30 Years

Over 30 years ago Horticulture Specialties, Inc. was started by Dan and Megan Diehm with one truck, a wheelbarrow, and a passion for exceptional plants and great customer care.

Now operating as Cedar River Garden Center & more than three decades later, we have grown to have a garden center, multiple greenhouses, and a selection of plant material often unmatched in the area.

We take pride in carrying a large selection of exceptional plants and gardening materials.

Your Vision, Our Variety!

We strive to be your go-to garden center in the area by offering a large selection of superior products for both personal and commercial gardeners.

Guiding Values

Kindness & Respect
Our customers and employees should feel respected and be treated with kindness each time they visit or interact with anyone at CRGC.

Teamwork
As a team, we work together to serve our customers beyond their expectations with our selection and our knowledge.

We strive to be your go-to garden center in the area by offering a large selection of superior products for both personal and commercial gardeners.
Come to Cedar River Garden Center for:

Annual, Tropical, & House Plants
Perennial & Small Fruit Plants
Vegetables, Seed, & Seed Stock Vegetables
Ornamental Deciduous & Evergreen Trees & Shrubs
Fruit Trees
Home & Garden Decor, Pottery, & Custom Planters
Decorative Bagged Rock
Bagged Potting Soils & Composts
Bulk Material:
Topsoil, Compost, Rock, Mulch, & Sand
Bulk Material Delivery Service
Landscaping Stone & Block
Landscaping Design & Installation

Come visit Cedar River Garden Center today or give us a call at 319-851-2161 for additional information about our garden center and nursery.

All sales on plant material are final. We do not guarantee annuals, perennials, vines, perennial small fruits, or roses. Full price trees, shrubs, evergreens, fruit trees and blueberries come with a one-time 50% replacement guarantee. If you purchased a guaranteed item, please read and sign your accompanying guarantee policy.

All other merchandise must be returned or exchanged within 30 days. Refund will be in the form of gift card, credit toward same day purchases, or return to credit/debit card. No cash given on refunds.

All returns must be accompanied by original store receipt.